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The Hamilton Project produces and commissions policy proposals and analyses to promote broad-based economic growth by embracing a significant role for well-designed government policies and public investment.
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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
Olivia Howard, Lauren Bauer, Celine McNicholas, and Margaret Poydock use administrative data from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to assess the number of cases the NLRB closed, the reason those cases closed, and the number of new cases filed in 2025, compared to recent years.
Effective Government
Employment & Wages
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Economic Facts
Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
Employment & Wages
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Economic Security & Inequality
Tax Policy & Budget
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Raising revenue with a progressive value-added tax
Retirement and health-care commitments necessitate steadily rising spending at a time when the federal government is already missing other opportunities to mak…
Leveling the playing field between inherited income and income from work through an inheritance tax
One driver of high inequality and low intergenerational mobility is the inefficient and inequitable way that inheritances are currently taxed. In this proposal…
How to increase growth while raising revenue: Reforming the corporate tax code
A proposal by Jason Furman offers several reforms to the corporate tax code to improve the tax base and increase tax rates. This combination makes it possible …
A proposal to tax financial transactions
The federal government requires more funding to sustain economic growth and opportunity, and raising such funds may require new sources of tax revenue. In this…
Caregiving, labor, job search, and leisure: The time use of prime-age adults
In this analysis, we examine how prime-age working (ages 25–54) men and women allocate their time, overall and by parental status. This analysis shows that for…
The Hamilton Project: 2019 in figures
The Hamilton Project looks back over its work and features one chart for every month of 2019.
Who was poor in the US in 2018?
The Hamilton Project analyzes the characteristics and labor force participation of Americans who were living in poverty in 2018. Researchers found that althoug…
New SNAP rule change just made it harder to combat future recessions
The final rule on work requirement waivers, released on December 4, 2019, weakens SNAP's role as an automatic stabilizer and a critical element of the safe…
